Over a Month After My Hair Transplant, I Have Dried Pimples and Possibly an Infection (with Photos)

Hi Doctor,

I have been reading your blog and it is really informative, Awesome job by you. Coming to my concern, I had my HT done back in India in January 23rd 2014 and I see dried pimples like thing from last couple of weeks and they don’t heal. I am attaching two pics of my scalp. Can you please look at them and tell me if any infection has happened or does it look normal. If you examine pic_2 attached, I see some fluid like thing at couple of places near the graft. As, I can’t see the doctor back in India now, I need your help.

Thank You Very Much

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It looks like you have crusting from the transplant (this is usually gone on our patients in a few days) and the crusting has caused an infection. You need to see a doctor and get this treated, even if it is not your transplant surgeon. You should wash your hair gently and get the crusts off, for as long as it takes to get a good wash.

Cleanliness is critical following a hair transplant surgery, and what I see is not a clean post-operative wound.